Vodrick Detsiogo
Vodrick Detsiogo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Meneng | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Squire Jeremiah |
| Succeeded by | Khyde Menke |
Vodrick Detsiogo is a Nauruan politician.
Career[edit]
Before entering politics, Detsiogo worked as a pilot in Japan, Nauru, and New Zealand.[1]
In the 2016 Nauruan parliamentary election, Detsiogo was elected to represent the Meneng Constituency. He was elected alongside Tawaki Kam and Lionel Aingimea.[2] On 20 July, he was sworn in as assistant minister of education, transport, and the Nauru Air Corporation.[3] In parliament, he served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Constitutional Review Committee. He also served as Chair of Subsidiary Legislation and Deputy Chairman of Committees.[1][4] In the 2019 election, Detsiogo lost re-election. Out of nine candidates, Detsiogo came in fifth.[5] In the 2022 election, Detsiogo was again defeated, coming in fifth out of eleven candidates.[6]
In March 2022, Detsiogo served as a pilot, alongside Kristian Keke and Dylan Rimmer, on the inaugural flight of VH-INU, a new Boeing 737-700 aircraft of Nauru Airlines, from Brisbane, Australia to Nauru.[7]
Personal life[edit]
On 22 July 1991, Detsiogo married Eleanor Harris of the Aiwo District at the Orro Congregational Church.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Delegate bios". New Zealand Parliament. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Cain, Joseph (10 July 2016). "General Parliamentary Election 2016" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (132): 4.
- ^ Narayan, Rita (21 July 2016). "MPs sworn in as assistant ministers in Nauru". Loop Nauru (Press release). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "The Role of Parliamentarians in Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases and Healthy Ageing, Tokyo, Japan, 24-25 August 2017". World Health Organization. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of Results 2019 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of Results 2022 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Nauru Airlines new aircraft arrives home". Loop Nauru (Press release). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Cain, M. B. (11 September 1991). "BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (71): 4.
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